"Abstraction", an oil painting created by the late Chinese-French artist Zao Wou-ki in 1958, will headline the auction during Sotheby's Beijing Art Week, running from November 28 to December 1. [Photo: sina.com.cn] ... full story
Less than a fortnight after the auction house's record-setting contemporary art sales in New York, Mr. Zeng's “Hospital Triptych No. 3,” a three-canvas work that depicts scenes at a hospital, sold for 113.2 million Hong Kong dollars (US$14.7 million ... full story
This week in Hong Kong, art will likely out-glitter the gems again. The most talked-about item at Christie's fall auction in the city is “Hospital Triptych No. 3” by Zeng Fanzhi, which is slated for an evening sale of 20th-century and contemporary ... full story
She first became aware of art restoration as a profession while she was trying to gain admission to Tokyo University of the Arts. She devoted a year to studying to pass the entrance examination after failing on her first try. In the summer of that year ... full story
Born in Aichi Prefecture and graduating from Kyoto City University of Arts (M.A.) she has brought in katazome, a traditional dyeing method in Japan, to the world of painting, and has created new contemporary art. She has won 19 prizes including Kyoto ... full story
The Arts & Museum Summit builds on this work and extends it throughout the Asia Pacific region.” The summit features keynote addresses by Glenn D. Lowry, Director, The Museum of Modern Art in New York and artist Hiroshi Sugimoto and remarks by:and more »full story
In 2007, he travelled to the world capital of art, New York, to continue acquiring knowledge in The School of Visual Arts and in The Art Students League, where he was introduced by the artist C. Hantman and received the explicit recognition of his ... full story
At least half a dozen competed for it, including two Asian bidders, over six minutes. Acquavella bought it through Lock Kresler, Christie's head of private sales based in London. Last week, the gallery bought the top lot at Sotheby's Impressionist and ... full story
Khanh made an impassioned appeal to the government, saying it needs to pay more attention to Vietnamese contemporary art. But, artist Le Quang Dinh, co-founder of San Art in Ho Chi Minh City, did not agree. He said contemporary arts should be on the ... full story
(Twitter/@malaysian_gags). A street mural that was whitewashed by authorities because it highlighted Malaysia's crime problem has gone viral, with versions popping up across the country and earning their creator comparisons to UK graffiti artist Banksy.and more »full story
